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This study explores human-animal relationships in medical anthropology, highlighting the need to integrate interspecies perspectives into care practices. It addresses the discipline

Area of Science:

  • Medical Anthropology
  • Interspecies Studies
  • Human-Animal Studies

Background:

  • Human-animal interdependencies are a longstanding anthropological concern.
  • Medical anthropology has focused on nonhuman species as disease agents (pathogens, vectors, reservoirs).
  • The discipline has lagged in engaging with contemporary theories of interspecies entanglements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the deficit in contemporary theorizing on interspecies entanglements within medical anthropology.
  • To open new domains for the study, analysis, and understanding of human-animal interactions.
  • To integrate interspecies sensibilities into care practices (praxes of care).

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  • This work is a collection of studies, implying a synthesis of existing research and new theoretical frameworks.
Keywords:
animal and healthcareinterspeciesmorality

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  • Focus on developing theoretical approaches to understand interspecies relationships.

    • Main Results:

    • The collection introduces novel approaches to studying human-animal interdependencies.
    • It expands the scope of medical anthropology to include broader interspecies considerations.
    • Highlights the importance of incorporating 'interspecies sensibilities' into practical applications of care.

    Conclusions:

    • There is a need for medical anthropology to more fully engage with theories of interspecies entanglements.
    • Enfolding interspecies sensibilities into praxes of care represents a significant intervention.
    • This collection offers a foundation for future research at the intersection of human, animal, and health studies.